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Pizza Wheels
As many of you know, I am exceptionally lazy. I love a quick recipe that does not require much effort on my behalf, but I also love to...

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Mar 42 min read


No Guilt for the Stingy
The view through the rain from the outside ofRotterdam Central Station Nobody wants to be cheap, but we all love a good discount. I feel...

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Mar 32 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 03-03
To Soup or Not to Soup Creamy Pumpkin Soup Tradition in a strange thing, we seem set in our ways and then we learn a new way and that...

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Mar 14 min read


The Honesty System: Part 2
The Dutch Sunrise on a spring morning You know the feeling: that awkward moment in the store when the alarm goes off, and you know you...

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Feb 233 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 24-02
This week is an unusual week, the kids are on vacation and it is the beginning of Ramadaan. Snacking During the week, I love to snack...

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Feb 224 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 17-02
I say I eat everything, but we all know that’s not true. Deciding who does what in any household is always a great debate, especially in...

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Feb 153 min read


The Honesty System: Part 1
Beautiful Plants with droplets of water in the park. I’ve always considered myself an honest person, and in my home, we have one...

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Feb 142 min read


Recharging your Soul
The 8 a.m. sunrise in The Hague overlooking the Canal This morning I woke up and thought about the feeling of waking up in South Africa...

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Feb 103 min read


Pumpkin Soup
In the Netherlands, soup is a staple. It goes without saying that in traditional Dutch workplaces, it is almost mandatory to enjoy soup...

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Jan 294 min read


The Giant Pit of Nothing
An empty shopping street in The Hague, Netherlands. The thing about life is that you never know what you have until it's gone. We all...

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Jan 252 min read


It's not the end of the world!
The difficulties of parenting are unknown in day to day life, we worry about our kids, when we should be there for them.

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Jan 162 min read


Leaving Room for Growth
"Me-time" is a phrase that many people use, and it means different things to different people. New Years Eve in The Hague, Netherlands I...

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Jan 82 min read
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